tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495236174238358146.comments2023-06-21T03:21:23.506-07:00Fix Oahu!Panos Prevedouroshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04252016102314067888noreply@blogger.comBlogger207125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495236174238358146.post-6638728494932553922016-11-04T09:38:06.207-07:002016-11-04T09:38:06.207-07:00Phenomenal! Phenomenal! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495236174238358146.post-12685675717653636182016-10-12T21:28:58.246-07:002016-10-12T21:28:58.246-07:00Thanks for voicing the concerns that many of us fe...Thanks for voicing the concerns that many of us feel about the Rail system. One thing that I have not yet seen discussed is about the proposed Amendment 4 that would have the City assume all of the obligations and liabilities for HART. Currently if HART were to close would the City be responsible for all of its obligations and liabilities? Given the current state of HART's finances it seems like a terrible idea for the City to accept these liabilities if the City is not already liable.Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10818648909944428646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495236174238358146.post-46277228752922867342016-10-07T00:27:23.491-07:002016-10-07T00:27:23.491-07:00The study is a $500k waste of time. We know the a...The study is a $500k waste of time. We know the answer already. There have been 2 ferries from West Oahu into downtown in the last 30 years. Both failed to get ridership. What has not been mentioned is that the HI waters, especially in the winter, are among the roughest in the world. Riders quickly stopped using the ferry in part because they got sea sick and because on some days the ferry cannot run due to the sea conditions. The ferry must go outside the reef, in unprotected waters. Plus, the ferry breaks down 1x every month or so and a back-up would be very expensive to have. People need reliability to get to work. The last time around I had co-workers who road it. In the end, the city was so worried literally no one would show up that they gave the tickets away for free and even paid (yes paid) the remaining few passengers each week to continue. If the seas were too rough for the ferry to launch, the city sent a van out to each passenger's house (they had a list by then) and picked them up. Door to door limo service. As for the rest of the state, if the Super Ferry couldn't make it, no one can.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495236174238358146.post-55588141616084263162016-10-03T11:50:35.569-07:002016-10-03T11:50:35.569-07:00Not sure I have a color preference, which ever one...Not sure I have a color preference, which ever one doesn't require more spending :) Not the fastest way to see the island, but if you're on a budget TheBus is hard to beat. We have more info on TheBus here: https://lookintohawaii.com/hawaii/41505/thebus-information-oahu-honolulu-hiMAtthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13512106982699732943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495236174238358146.post-23852024498716323872016-09-22T14:31:40.736-07:002016-09-22T14:31:40.736-07:00Thanks for your response. I think driverless cars ...<br />Thanks for your response. I think driverless cars are about 15-20 years off still. When hackers can get into just about anything today, what happens when they take over a whole city and create control of cars?<br />I will begin to take driverless cars seriously when I see credible narratives about all the intermediate states of their evolution, and how each will be an improvement that is both technically and culturally embraced. How will driverless and conventional cars mix in roads where the needs of conventional cars still dominate the politics of road design? When a driverless car is at fault in the accident, to what human being does that fault attach? The programmer? What degree of perfection is needed for software that will be trusted to protect not just the passengers, but everyone on the street who is involuntarily in the presence of such a machine? <br />The streetcar reference was a sample of transit meeting no needs in that particular area due to poor planning. It very useful is many, many areas. And planned correctly in those areas. It could be useful in Oahu. We just don't know yet because it isn't built yet.<br />CheersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495236174238358146.post-56781833835592706812016-09-21T11:11:29.181-07:002016-09-21T11:11:29.181-07:001) Search this blog for DRIVERLESS vehicles... sev...1) Search this blog for DRIVERLESS vehicles... several articles on how they can double capacity or more... basically through tight following and narrower lanes.<br /><br />2) Transit ridership has been falling steadily while population and urban population in particular is growing steadily. The streetcar reference was just a sample of government transit meeting no needs.Panos Prevedouroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04252016102314067888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495236174238358146.post-45534711411687580412016-09-20T14:26:24.191-07:002016-09-20T14:26:24.191-07:00Also, the concluding sentence and link about Steet...Also, the concluding sentence and link about Steetcars isn't fair. I agree that Streetcars are a huge waste of money but the planned HART service is rapid transit. Streetcars are SLOW and often mixed in with car traffic. One can walk just as fast. In my opinion this isn't a fair comparison for justifying your post.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495236174238358146.post-31668505518501335982016-09-20T14:20:29.882-07:002016-09-20T14:20:29.882-07:00How do autonomous vehicles solve congestion? There...How do autonomous vehicles solve congestion? There would still be cars on the road and maybe even more of them. They would be running all over the place not parking and creating more pollution. More money would be spent on new roads to make room for these autonomous cars. Because isn't that a geometry issue? <br /><br />I admit I did not read the Final Environmental Impact Study in which the city admits that traffic congestion will be worse in the future with rail than what it is today without rail. It would be helpful to provide some context for that statement. To me it seems that the rail line would take cars off the roads like public transit rail does in areas like NYC, Boston etc...I guess you are saying the people already without cars would be riding the rail line and that new people moving there would be driving cars instead of using transit?<br /><br />I do like some of your ideas though. I don't know why they didn't establish something like dedicated lane BRT to prove demand first. I am not from Hawaii so I don’t know what bus ridership is along the corridor. Another idea would be to convert what they built into BRT. Like in Eugene Oregon. The EmX buses have their own right-of-way. It seems like this would be the best option given the amount of money already spent. This could be incorporated with your ideas of providing contra flow lanes and on shoulder travel. It also seems like a complete waste to have so much of the completed line travel where there is no density. It seems like they should have done that portion later and concentrated on the reaching Ala Moana Center where all the density is. <br /><br />I have been following this project visually more than through the papers. What I do see in transit news postings tells me that the project is very controversial due to the costs and funding shortfalls. But to be fair, did any of the increases in costs come from delays by the courts? I seem to remember HART having to delay the project due to lawsuits. After seeing pictures of the elevated part of the line through the farmlands (at least that is what it looks like to me), I have always wondered why they didn't just put the rails on the ground like other cities? Is this due to the wet climate and risk of flooding?<br /><br />Cheers and Aloha from the mainland.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495236174238358146.post-4277309512761727132016-08-24T14:14:07.574-07:002016-08-24T14:14:07.574-07:00Moofi hanneman sold the rail to the public based o...Moofi hanneman sold the rail to the public based on lies and rosy projections. Now kirk Caldwell continues the scam on Oahu tax payers. <br /><br />The rail project has been the epitome of poor planning and poor management, despite all of the "expert" studies conducted prior to the start of rail construction. Now as a face saving act, Grabauskas was forced to resign so Hanabusa and Caldwell can pretend that they are "doing something" to make it better.<br /><br />Rail is 5 years behind schedule and billions over budget. 5.4 billion over the original mufi hanneman budget. <br /><br />That's the tip of the iceberg. We don't know how many people will ride the rail, other than those who are forced to because their bus routes will be cancelled when the train runs. At that point, we'll have the crushing operations subsidies and maintenance which will cost anywhere from 12 to 20 million dollars monthly.<br /><br /> Joenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495236174238358146.post-2217693672166154982016-08-03T18:31:45.349-07:002016-08-03T18:31:45.349-07:00to much work to try and schedule lights, the Scada...to much work to try and schedule lights, the Scada system could be made to do it based on car levels. I have many times been driving home at night and the lights turn red and there is no one around, i feel they do not adjust as the lost tax revenue from the fuel tax would be greatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495236174238358146.post-80718060995672805602016-07-17T10:43:18.907-07:002016-07-17T10:43:18.907-07:00I totally agree.I totally agree.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13500197603224279328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495236174238358146.post-62823413652894506362016-07-15T13:45:33.524-07:002016-07-15T13:45:33.524-07:00Just read your painful article on the "rail f...Just read your painful article on the "rail fiasco". It should surprise no one. Where and how does this 'disaster" move forward?<br />Jan Farranthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08995590751080156468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495236174238358146.post-11894393188929196832016-07-06T02:06:54.636-07:002016-07-06T02:06:54.636-07:00I like this idea because if this is stopped at mid...I like this idea because if this is stopped at middle street there will be an endless pressure to extend it further and further as years go by to justify the excessive operating cost and maintenance. I also like the idea that the developers along the route that have gotten significant zoning benefits carry the lion share of the cost now and in the future as they are creating traffic and congestion from the rezoning from ag and single family residential to high-rise mixed use.d2w2https://www.blogger.com/profile/13897081886725356575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495236174238358146.post-18577179977907448892016-07-03T01:02:14.145-07:002016-07-03T01:02:14.145-07:00Agreed! This whole fiasco is a scam from the get ...Agreed! This whole fiasco is a scam from the get go... I have been suggesting folks write the FTA and emailing them FB threads demonstrating the level of discontent with the Corrupt Rail System. Repealing the unconstitutional rail tax, theat limits the GET to rail only, and replacing it with a mass transit tax will helpWilliam Doc Granthttp://www.limemediahawaii.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495236174238358146.post-85999112516419492172016-07-02T08:45:58.819-07:002016-07-02T08:45:58.819-07:00We have to maintain a positive attitude for solvin...We have to maintain a positive attitude for solving a serious challenge. Have we looked at crowdfunding? If we marketed to the world that we are "Building on Aloha!" we could probably get donations from around the globe.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11730240300215288839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495236174238358146.post-43196974304622603192016-04-10T16:58:44.823-07:002016-04-10T16:58:44.823-07:00Yes, agreed! Rail was sold to the public with l...Yes, agreed! Rail was sold to the public with lies and they truth is emerging now. They city was even dumb enough to build it from outwards to town. If we starter at UH and built to the airport and then stadium, we would have had a usable rail line that people could use and the stadium has plenty of parking space. <br /><br />Grabauskas is incompetent and should be replaced so the project can contain its out of control costs. Keolunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495236174238358146.post-65540079917741582552016-03-20T12:09:14.245-07:002016-03-20T12:09:14.245-07:00Of course they can... if price is no object. Now t...Of course they can... if price is no object. Now tell me what's the battery cost for 10,000 MWh which would be barely adequate for a winter night in Honolulu with no wind.Panos Prevedouroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04252016102314067888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495236174238358146.post-36720060453058819602016-03-02T05:23:11.725-08:002016-03-02T05:23:11.725-08:00thanks a lot for your post about Driverless Cars F...thanks a lot for your post about Driverless Cars Fizzle Outhow to descriptionshttp://howtoanditsdescriptions.blogspot.co.id/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495236174238358146.post-71686823535164582192016-02-23T23:39:16.807-08:002016-02-23T23:39:16.807-08:00Would you have any facts to support your thesis th...Would you have any facts to support your thesis that batteries cannot store the discrepancy between your consumption and generation profile?M4TN1Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03025744916629423909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495236174238358146.post-62200301819837886062016-01-05T06:14:21.528-08:002016-01-05T06:14:21.528-08:00Ferrari is always best. We are taxi services provi...Ferrari is always best. We are taxi services provider in Detroit MI. <a href="http://www.detroitmetrotaxiservice.com/contact/" rel="nofollow">Detroit airport taxi</a> offer very low rates and special discount for senior citizens. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15967370721967509475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495236174238358146.post-26698763896170916782015-12-21T13:50:58.841-08:002015-12-21T13:50:58.841-08:00If 9 is eliminated will I be unable to go to the P...If 9 is eliminated will I be unable to go to the Pearl harbor Commissary? No car 80 year old DAV.The Shadowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15156317682039178052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495236174238358146.post-35453266296959370872015-10-25T21:58:19.898-07:002015-10-25T21:58:19.898-07:00While, being over budget, I understand. What I can...While, being over budget, I understand. What I can't seem to comprehend, is why these companies keep using "we've never built this type of infrastructure on the island before... it's a learning process" type of excuses. If we can't handle it, then drop these guys and outsource it to someone who can! This good ol' boy club is CRAP!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01250312933687895191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495236174238358146.post-76574288183711314652015-10-25T21:48:45.304-07:002015-10-25T21:48:45.304-07:00"But, neither would any other source"
Wh..."But, neither would any other source"<br />Why does every seem to forget about the greenest source of power generation (that's been available for quite some time now). Nuclear. But, Oahu would never go for thatAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01250312933687895191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495236174238358146.post-65150877977430031922015-10-25T21:45:14.566-07:002015-10-25T21:45:14.566-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01250312933687895191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495236174238358146.post-77899255403224838512015-06-14T09:29:53.965-07:002015-06-14T09:29:53.965-07:00I told them we needed a engineer as a Mayor. Lawye...I told them we needed a engineer as a Mayor. Lawyers aren't the answer for everything ! <br />Wish you had go in ! We are in deep trouble ,and nothing is being done about it. How can we build a train that costs so much and we cannot fix the sewers , parks etc. More apartments for millionaires but where will the waste go ? Into the Ala Wai. Such foolish and greedy people are running our State.Build, Build, build your way to poverty. Look what China did. Whole cities where no one can afford to live ! Where is the Hawaii ? Looks like any other place now. More people less trees and it's gets hotter every year. They are Taking away agriculture.What will you eat? One day the ships won't come. This is the best place to grow almost everything. We should not have to import everything but there are those who make a lot of money off all this. Local families have to move.Can't afford to live in their own land ! No Hawaiian in Hawaii. No Aloha either !Who is the spoiler ?Earl Nailehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741234322450025203noreply@blogger.com